Wauneta, NE Population

Overview

637

Total Population

53.8

Median age

50.86%

Female population %

96.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

148.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wauneta's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wauneta is 53.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wauneta's population under 18 was 23.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wauneta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wauneta, 20.57% were under the age of 15, 8.32% aged 15 to 29, 31.87% aged 30 to 64, 33.12% aged 65 to 84, and 6.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 more females than males in Wauneta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.86% females and 49.14% males in Wauneta, NE.
The Wauneta, NE gender ratio is 96.6:100 i.e. 96.6 men to 100 women (0.966).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 42.

Wauneta's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wauneta population: 97.17% are White, 0.16% are some other race and 2.67% are multiracial.
Wauneta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 634 (99.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wauneta is White with a population of 619 (97.17% of the total population).

Wauneta's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 623 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wauneta's population decreased by 46 (7.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wauneta's population decreased by 27 (4.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wauneta's population was lowest in year 2022 at 531.